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Search wound down for windsurfer | |
(about 3 hours later) | |
Lifeboat and coastguard crews are winding down their search for a windsurfer missing off the east coast. | |
The man, who is in his 30s and from Berwickshire, was last seen at about 1600 BST on Tuesday. The alarm was raised by a friend two hours later. | |
His board was found on Tuesday night, but rescuers have found no further trace of the man or his equipment. | |
He was last seen windsurfing between Thortonloch and Cove near the Torness power station. | He was last seen windsurfing between Thortonloch and Cove near the Torness power station. |
Forth Coastguard said the windsurfer was wearing a wetsuit and the water temperature was 8C. | Forth Coastguard said the windsurfer was wearing a wetsuit and the water temperature was 8C. |
Eyemouth RNLI all weather lifeboat was searching four miles off Torness while Dunbar all weather lifeboat conducted searches 10 miles north east of the power station. | |
Inshore RNLI lifeboats from Dunbar and St Abbs did shoreline searches, with St Abbs lifeboat focusing between Fast Castle Head and Torness. | |
The inshore RNLI lifeboats were stood down at about 2200 BST on Tuesday, while the all weather lifeboats continued searching until the early hours of Wednesday. | |
The 50 crew members resumed their search at first light, before the operation was called off at lunchtime. |